Show IN FIVE ROUNDS an all exciting ta mill in which a shepherd and a bear engage five rounds without gloves or seconds an authentic account 11 written ritten for the express john shelton came to town I 1 buos I 1 aos day from jonos jones wearing neither gloves nor shoos his ostrom extremities aties wore wrapped in linen and liniment and his general appo appearance aranco was that of a man mail after a setto set to with a kansas cyclone john had bad boon been meddling in the family affairs of a she boar bear and like most people lie got himself in ill trouble ho he had poisoned hor her cubs and the mother got on oil the war path and challenged od john for a race or a light fight 0 fouls and drugs M included J ohn john accepted the challenge and tho the wo two mot met up in ill the ceders what happened was as follows the preliminaries wore were soon settled bottled it was to bo be a sort of a free and easy go as 3 you ou please round L 1 all a agree 0 reo that thai john was outclassed from tho the start his adversary had been in tia flaming ining all winter and inas w as in excellent fighting 0 0 shape they camo came to the scratch ch s smiling miling bruin did most inoa of tho the coming sho in was as also tho the ono one that came to scratch was sho she not ilot ei ED john sparred for an opening and lie ho saw tho the opening p lie he went for it and after sonic some lively sprinting a la mitchelle john camo came out on top of a tree round 2 johns tactics in this round were ivere almost a repetition of round first bruin was granli 1 ing and as full of wind as at tho the com monceL mont johnnie was watching for ally au other 11 opening to escape the opportunity port unity camo came and thero there was some more lively sprinting john working in tho the lead bruin staid said sho she see john half the tin time le for dust all and gravel tho the round ended with john in his cabin doors closed and locked and window shut hut tors barred round 3 bruin moneyed moseyed back to tho the rin ring 0 and having choice of pos position turned her back toward the sun shel ton was blight slightly ly winded while bruin was as fresh as a bunch of spring violets shelton was wag not only slightly winded but ho he was mad the chances were against him so to make matters t rs safe and suro sure lie ho concluded to dru drug his bis adversary with a solution of powder and load lead so arming himself N ith and old 13 that had seen service service in in ancient wars tho sights gone and tho barrel slightly bent so it would shoot hoot around trees and hills jolln john sallied forth and when ho camo came near enough 0 to be far away to io bo s safe ifo and without waiting tor for time to bo be called turned his loose gaining fir firt first t blood and first knock down tho the four fourth shot tore a hole bole in bruin big enough to throw a bale of hay through round 4 both excited and soro sore they clin clied and the hair hair and fur how flow so that at times it was hard to distinguish olio from tho the other oilier dots were now 5 to I 1 on oil the bar all prize ring b rules and regulations are arc trampled under feet so to speak and there began t such a catch as cat catch ell can call rough al and id tumble knock down and drag out fight as is never was seen since binco rome howled john smashed bruin on tho noso nose ban banged od her oars cars and tried to stick his lingers fingers in ill lier her eyes and all this while bruin was sampling joints johns anatomy commencing with his right oar car she worked lier her way down tasting his arms body and logs until his foot wore were reached roa chod when tho the ursino mon moil stor looked kind 0 surprised stopped eating walked slowly away a short distance to size up tip her antagonist admire the surrounding scenery and got get a breath of fresh air round 5 the last bruin called time by giving 0 a snort shelton Shelf con came up groggy 0 bruin weak faint and bloody both trying to avoid punishment ment heavy interchange of blows bruin commenced the chewing ta process again a 0 ain while john tried to break her jaw failing in this ho he readied reached down her and tiled to turn her inside out as one would turn a stocking ile ho was about to succeed in this last attempt when bruin throw up tip the spoil sponge go 1 or as ag the poet says passed in lier checks the shot had been a fatal oue one A struggle or two and the battle was owr over forever she had been drugged 00 then wo suppose john drugged 0 ed himself home E ED D time 2 hours J S H |